15Sep/17

Stretton man urges people to break the taboo about organ donation and sign up – Burton Mail


Burton Mail

Stretton man urges people to break the taboo about organ donation and sign up
Burton Mail
A Stretton man who finally got round to putting his name on the organ donation register following a campaign at Burton’s Queen’s Hospital, has urged people to break the taboo and help save lives. Mark Storr, said becoming an organ donor was something

15Sep/17

Local doctors hope news of Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant will inspire more living donors – Fox 59


University of Utah Health Care

Local doctors hope news of Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant will inspire more living donors
Fox 59
“A household name shares their story like this to help people be more educated about kidney transplant and kidney donation because we do three times as much deceased donor transplants than living donors,” IU Health Transplant Nephrologist, Dr. Dennis …
The Gift of Life: Living Kidney DonationUniversity of Utah Health Care
After transplant, Selena Gomez shines light on organ donationFox5NY
4 Questions You Probably Have About Kidney TransplantsRefinery29
Metro Newspaper UK –New York Daily News –Instagram
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15Sep/17

After transplant, Selena Gomez shines light on organ donation – Fox5NY


Fox5NY

After transplant, Selena Gomez shines light on organ donation
Fox5NY
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – It’s the Instagram picture that has everyone talking: Selena Gomez, in a hospital gown, hooked up to machines but smiling brightly. The accompanying post says in part: “I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my …
Meet Selena Gomez’s kidney donorYahoo7 Be
Selena Gomez reveals she had a kidney transplant, thanks organ donor best friend in touching postEntertainment.ie
National Kidney Foundation Statement on Selena Gomez and Living Organ DonationMarkets Insider
Metro Newspaper UK –Hollywood Life
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15Sep/17

Selena Gomez sports mini skirt and sweater on set of Woody Allen movie after revealing kidney transplant… as it’s … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Selena Gomez sports mini skirt and sweater on set of Woody Allen movie after revealing kidney transplant… as it’s …
Daily Mail
Parents and children have a 50 per cent chance of matching, unrelated donors are much less likely. But it is possible to have a perfect match if the recipient has a common HLA type. Crossmatching is done multiple times throughout the transplant process.

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14Sep/17

Tattooing Causes Nano-Sized Particles of Ink to Lodge in the Lymph Nodes – Seeker


Seeker

Tattooing Causes Nano-Sized Particles of Ink to Lodge in the Lymph Nodes
Seeker
“We investigated skin and lymph node samples of deceased donors and used X-rays from the particle accelerator in Grenoble to study the [tattoo ink] elements and their distribution in the tissues,” Ines Schreiver, lead author and an ESRF scientist, told
Tattoo Ink May Stain Your Lymph NodesSmithsonian
Particles In Tattoos Can Travel To Lymph Nodes, Study FindsGizmodo Australia
Tattoo Ink Nanoparticles Persist in Lymph NodesThe Scientist
Nature –ESRF
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